On Wednesday 18 Aug 2004 06:10, Fred Miller wrote:
On Wednesday August 18 2004 12:44 am, Web Developer wrote:
The modern databases and their GUI's are jobs for the DBA boys, they complicate unnecessarily something simple.
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I'm of the opinion that MOST users would do very well with the dBASE-3 compatible application built into OpenOffice
Fred
-- "Running Windows on a Pentium is like getting a Porsche but only being able to drive it in reverse with the handbrake on."
Well i dunno which version of OpenOffice. you got but aint nothing like in the version i got The standard off the Suse 9.1 cd's version aint nothin to do with Dbase 3 to be seen no where BTW Xbase Hummmmm yse might just as well be MySql . No one seems to be understanding what i am saying her at all , The whole point of the excersie is quite simple (dam line wrap u/s again) you start an application you enter read alter the data you leave the application you dont start the database engine then start the app them load the Db then do your task .. Sorry to go on but this is a REAL BUG as far as i am concerned that needs solving it is ok for those that understand dtatbases ect and probably work with them all day i dont i need small data storage/manipulation that is Quick Easy i dont profess to understand SQL and friends as far as i am concerned they need hiding i dont want to see or know about them , I have built several data applications using Dbase III plus some of which handled pretty large amounts of data and also displayed drawings , But all the time i had nothing to do with sql and co needed no knowledge of the internals of what goes on just decide where you wanted the entry field to appear on the screen what type of data it was text numeric date ect the lenght and bingo repeat as many times as you need tell it what fields link to any others and away you go Now i have just tried Xbase with Rekall ye gads what a total bummer things i dont want to know exist and with out them you get nowhere . As i said before Linux is fine the best thing to hit the computer world for a very long time but as far as data base and the small user go it is a total washout , I am not a programmer of any sorts i have tried to learn C and friends but to no avail (i could never learn German at school i am half Yugoslav but i cant learn the language and it appears things like C Pascall ect fall into the same area) so i have to rely on others but it sems no one else needs small data handling you all run huge Multinational Corp with database records running into the Gigabyte area so gusee I'll find me an old copy of dbase III plus and run it in dosemu . that seems to be the only way to get something sensible going . Pete . -- Linux user No: 256242 Machine No: 139931 G6NJR Pete also MSA registered "Quinton 11" A Linux Only area Happy bug hunting M$ clan PGN